Tyrannosaurus rex

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0457

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Tyrannosaurus rex
Tyrannosaurus rex
Tyrannosaurus rex
Tyrannosaurus rex
Tyrannosaurus rex
Tyrannosaurus rex
Tyrannosaurus rex
Tyrannosaurus rex

Other names

التيرانوصور الملك

Taxonomy

In the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, Tyrannosaurus rex is placed in the family Tyrannosauridae.

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The first known skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex was discovered in 1900 in Wyoming, USA.

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1GBIF species name match: Tyrannosaurus rexSRC-DSC-67C1A4BA0C
2Tyrannosaurus | Dino DirectorySRC-DSC-8763C4B092

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T131421160 · last approved 8 November 2026

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1GBIF species name match: Tyrannosaurus rexSRC-DSC-67C1A4BA0C
2Tyrannosaurus | Dino DirectorySRC-DSC-8763C4B092

Key facts

A GBIF strict name match for Tyrannosaurus rex returns the rank species with accepted status and an exact match.

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Sources

1GBIF species name match: Tyrannosaurus rexSRC-DSC-67C1A4BA0C

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Tyrannosaurus rex

Classification

Names

Common names

Other names

Taxonomy

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